Memorandum 15-143 Deferred Assessments for Natural Gas Special Assessment District

Memorandum ID: 
15-143
Memorandum Status: 
Approved

Details

MEMORANDUM 15-143

 

TO:                        MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL

FROM:                 MELISSA JACOBSEN, CMC, ACTING CITY CLERK

DATE:                   AUGUST 21, 2015

SUBJECT:           DEFERRED ASSESSMENT FOR SATTERWHITE-SMITH,  RIDGELY, AND JACKMAN-OLSON FOR THE HOMER NATURAL GAS SPECIAL ASSESSMENT DISTRICT

Beverly Satterwhite and Reginald Smith have applied for an assessment deferment for Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) Parcel Number 179-370-29.

Paul and Anne Ridgely have applied for an assessment deferment for KPB Parcel Number 175-081-34.

Kelly Jackman and Richard Olson have applied for an assessment deferment for KPB Parcel Number 177-174-16

Pursuant to HCC 17.04.190 Deferment of assessment payments for low income residents, assessments may be deferred if the person:

1. Has an annual family income that is less than 125 percent of the current U.S. Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines for Alaska;

2. Owns or has a life tenancy in the assessed property, and permanently resides in a single-family dwelling on the property; and

3. Is not determined by the City, after notice and hearing, to have been conveyed the property primarily for the purpose of obtaining the exemption.

Documentation has been shown that the applicants meet the criteria established for a deferment of assessment payments. An assessment payment deferment is subject to approval by the Council.

RECOMMENDATION:

Review the Satterwhite/Smith and Ridgely applications for natural gas assessment deferment. Take action to approve or disapprove the application.

Fiscal Impact: $9,788.31 unpaid balance.